groen

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See also: Groen and grön

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch groen, from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch *gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

groen (attributive groen, comparative groener, superlative groenste)

  1. green

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch *gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Compare Low German grön, gröön, German grün, West Frisian grien, English green, Danish grøn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

groen (comparative groener, superlative groenst)

  1. green
    De bomen worden in de lente groen. ― The trees turn green in the spring.
  2. (politics) green, relating to green parties or green politics
    Ze stemde op de groene partij vanwege hun beleid over klimaatverandering. ― She voted for the green party because of their policy on climate change.
    De stad heeft groene initiatieven gelanceerd om de CO2-uitstoot te verminderen. ― The city has launched green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of groen
uninflected groen
inflected groene
comparative groener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial groen groener het groenst
het groenste
indefinite m./f. sing. groene groenere groenste
n. sing. groen groener groenste
plural groene groenere groenste
definite groene groenere groenste
partitive groens groeners —

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: groen
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: grun
  • Negerhollands: groen, grun
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: gruin
  • Sranan Tongo: grun

See also[edit]

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

groen

  1. masculine nominative of gro
  2. masculine accusative of gro
  3. masculine dative of gro
  4. neuter dative of gro
  5. plural dative of gro

Welsh[edit]

Noun[edit]

groen

  1. Soft mutation of croen (“skin”).

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
croen groen nghroen chroen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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